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diff --git a/doc/todo/lists.mdwn b/doc/todo/lists.mdwn index 841e3a463..933012493 100644 --- a/doc/todo/lists.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/lists.mdwn @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ * list of all missing pages - Could be a [[plugin]]. + done * list of registered users, with the names being links to any userpages. - Could be implemented with a [[preprocessordirective]], which suggests that there needs to be some sort of plugin interface for new preprocessordirectives. Although, how to let the wiki know that the page needs an update whever a new user is added?
\ No newline at end of file + Might be a plugin, but how to let the wiki know that the page + needs an update whever a new user is added? diff --git a/doc/todo/plugin.mdwn b/doc/todo/plugin.mdwn index 0a8a0942e..255f0ccf6 100644 --- a/doc/todo/plugin.mdwn +++ b/doc/todo/plugin.mdwn @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -For one type of plugin, see [[todo/PluggableRenderers]]. - A plugin system should ideally support things like: * [[todo/lists]] of pages, of mising pages / broken links, of registered users, etc @@ -11,22 +9,15 @@ A plugin system should ideally support things like: * would it be useful to reimplement the hyperestradier search integration as a plugin? * Support [[RecentChanges]] as a regular page containing a plugin that updates each time there is a change, and statically builds the recent changes list. (Would this be too expensive/inflexible? There might be other ways to do it as a plugin, like making all links to RecentChanges link to the cgi and have the cgi render it on demand.) * etc +* For another type of plugin, see [[todo/PluggableRenderers]]. -Another, separate plugin system that already (mostly) exists in ikiwiki is the RCS backend, which allows writing modules to drive other RCS systems than subversion. +Another, separate plugin system that already (mostly) exists in ikiwiki is +the RCS backend, which allows writing modules to drive other RCS systems +than subversion. ## preprocessor plugins -Considering ikiwiki plugins, one idea I have is to make the [[PreProcessorDirective]]s be a plugin. A setting in the config file would enable various plusins, which are perl modules, that each provide one or more preprocessor directives. - -Since preprocessing happens before htmlization but after a page is loaded and linkified, it should be possible to use it to create something like a link map or lists, or a page index. Page inlining and rss generation is already done via preprocessor directives and seems a natureal as a plugin too. - -Note that things like a link map or a broken link list page would need to -be updated whenever a set (or all) pages change; the %depends hash -already allows for pages to register this, although there could be some -strange behavior if mixing multiple directives some of which exclude pages -that others might want to include. - -I need to look at the full range of things that other wikis use their plugin systems for, but preprocessor directives as plugins certianly seems useful, even if it's not a complete solution. +done ## case study: Moin Moin plugins |